There's a sly reference to Judge Judy at the end which made me chuckle a bit. Here Xavier Berkeley guest stars as the judge where it's judge vs. Judge in this epic battle of judicial sovereignty.
4 Reviews
It was good until the end
dshell1028 May 2020
The ending wasn't about the law. The ending became about fantasy.
No, people don't have the right to an attorney before being arrested. That's what it came down to. That was the final argument. She did it because she wanted the lady to have representation before being taken into custody.
She knows the law, is a judge, and was making things up and assisting someone escape authorities...which was proven by the person running instead of getting help. If that's truly what she believed, she could have called her attorney while there in the office. But that's not what she believed or why she did what she did. It was a load of bunk and awful writing at the end.
Especially for a judge. A judge shouldn't be allowed to help felons escape. They are not above the law. They are sworn to uphold the law.
No, people don't have the right to an attorney before being arrested. That's what it came down to. That was the final argument. She did it because she wanted the lady to have representation before being taken into custody.
She knows the law, is a judge, and was making things up and assisting someone escape authorities...which was proven by the person running instead of getting help. If that's truly what she believed, she could have called her attorney while there in the office. But that's not what she believed or why she did what she did. It was a load of bunk and awful writing at the end.
Especially for a judge. A judge shouldn't be allowed to help felons escape. They are not above the law. They are sworn to uphold the law.
Well acted but totally unrealistic
Acmeracing14 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The Sovereigns seems to be loosely based on Judge Shelley Joseph from Massachusetts. Judge Joseph has been indicted for allegedly letting an illegal alien convicted of multiple felonies escape through the back door of the courthouse while federal agents waited out front to arrest him. Joseph told ICE agents to wait outside, had the courtroom recording equipment turned off temporarily, and allegedly arranged to let the fugitive sneak out the back door.
The fictional judge Duggan lets a more sympathetic fugitive escape. She's a nurse and a mother who testified under the misunderstanding that she had immunity from federal prosecution. She admits to participating in a Kevorkian-style euthanasia while testifying against the doctor she worked for. Duggan tells the FBI to wait while she has a conference in chambers, and she lets the fugitive sneak out the back way.
The fictional judge Duggan is convicted, but in a bizarre twist the trial judge sets the verdict aside and lets her walk at the sentencing. Benny has called a convicted armed robber that the trial judge sentenced to probation as a witness. Since the convicted robber has stayed out of trouble since serving his light sentence, this somehow makes the judge decide to let Duggan go without so much as a slap on the wrist. I could see the trial judge giving Duggan probation too, but letting her off scot-free to go back to hearing cases is totally unrealistic after she's been convicted by a jury based on the facts.
I gave it three stars because the actors did their jobs well in spite of a lousy script. Some Bull episodes are all about virtue signaling, and this is one of them.
The fictional judge Duggan lets a more sympathetic fugitive escape. She's a nurse and a mother who testified under the misunderstanding that she had immunity from federal prosecution. She admits to participating in a Kevorkian-style euthanasia while testifying against the doctor she worked for. Duggan tells the FBI to wait while she has a conference in chambers, and she lets the fugitive sneak out the back way.
The fictional judge Duggan is convicted, but in a bizarre twist the trial judge sets the verdict aside and lets her walk at the sentencing. Benny has called a convicted armed robber that the trial judge sentenced to probation as a witness. Since the convicted robber has stayed out of trouble since serving his light sentence, this somehow makes the judge decide to let Duggan go without so much as a slap on the wrist. I could see the trial judge giving Duggan probation too, but letting her off scot-free to go back to hearing cases is totally unrealistic after she's been convicted by a jury based on the facts.
I gave it three stars because the actors did their jobs well in spite of a lousy script. Some Bull episodes are all about virtue signaling, and this is one of them.
Judges and Agents Not Above the Law
shelbythuylinh14 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
If agents tried to arrest the suspect and interfere and causing a mistrial and could had been in jail. As they think that the rules are beyond them.
Plus a judge that should not had let the fugitive nurse escape through the backdoor. As that the ADA was really not bright for not calling the FBI.
Really the fault on all sides. As the judge could had gotten the FBI in private and had the prime suspect turned fugitive arrested but not before calling a recess to do that as it could had been all avoidable. Really unrealistic.
Plus a judge that should not had let the fugitive nurse escape through the backdoor. As that the ADA was really not bright for not calling the FBI.
Really the fault on all sides. As the judge could had gotten the FBI in private and had the prime suspect turned fugitive arrested but not before calling a recess to do that as it could had been all avoidable. Really unrealistic.
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